,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aiac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #d1 #bjag ,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act and the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif to make the native sod provisions applicable to the ,united ,states and to modify those provisions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act4 #b4 ,crop production on native sod 7a7 ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,section #ejh7o7 of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7o77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general 7i7 ,agricultural ,act of #bjad ,native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an insurable crop during the period beginning on ,february #h1 #bjad1 and ending on the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph4 7ii7 ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act 7,i7 ,non-hay and non-forage crops ,as determined by the ,secretary1 native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an insurable crop other than a hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph4 7,,ii7 ,hay and forage crops ,during each crop year of planting1 as determined by the ,secretary1 native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an insurable hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph4 2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 ,native sod conversion certification 7,a7 ,certification ,as a condition on the receipt of benefits under this subtitle1 a producer that has tilled native sod acreage for the production of an insurable crop as described in paragraph 7#b77;,a7 shall certify to the ,secretary that acreage using-- 7i7 an acreage report form of the ,farm ,service ,agency 7,,fsa-#egh or any successor form72 and 7ii7 one or more maps4 7,b7 ,corrections ,beginning on the date on which a producer submits a certification under subparagraph 7,a71 as soon as practicable after the producer discovers a change in tilled native sod acreage described in that subparagraph1 the producer shall submit to the ,secretary any appropriate corrections to a form or map described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of that subparagraph4 7,c7 ,annual reports ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjai1 and each ,january #a thereafter through ,january #a1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate a report that describes the tilled native sod acreage that has been certified under subparagraph 7,a7 in each county and ,state as of the date of submission of the report4 4 7b7 ,noninsured crop disaster assistance ,section #aif7;a77#d7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc7;a77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general 7,i7 ,agricultural ,act of #bjad ,as determined by the ,secretary1 native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a covered crop during the period beginning on ,february #h1 #bjad1 and ending on the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph4 7,,ii7 ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act 7aa7 ,non-hay and non-forage crops ,during the first #d crop years of planting1 as determined by the ,secretary1 native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a covered crop other than a hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph4 7bb7 ,hay and forage crops ,during each crop year of planting1 as determined by the ,secretary1 native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the ,american ,prairie ,conservation ,act shall be subject to #d cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph4 2 and 7#b7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 ,native sod conversion certification 7i7 ,certification ,as a condition on the receipt of benefits under this section1 a producer that has tilled native sod acreage for the production of an insurable crop as described in subparagraph 7,b77i7 shall certify to the ,secretary that acreage using-- 7,i7 an acreage report form of the ,farm ,service ,agency 7,,fsa-#egh or any successor form72 and 7,,ii7 one or more maps4 7ii7 ,corrections ,beginning on the date on which a producer submits a certification under clause 7i71 as soon as practicable after the producer discovers a change in tilled native sod acreage described in that clause1 the producer shall submit to the ,secretary any appropriate corrections to a form or map described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of that clause4 7iii7 ,annual reports ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjai1 and each ,january #a thereafter through ,january #a1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate a report that describes the tilled native sod acreage that has been certified under clause 7i7 in each county and ,state as of the date of submission of the report4 4 7c7 ,cropland report annual updates ,section #aajad7;c77#b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gi2 #abh ,stat4 #ifc7 is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 by striking #bjah and inserting #bjbc4